Niger vs Timor-Leste: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Niger
15.6%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
15.5%
in 2024
Niger rank
8th
Timor-Leste rank
9th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Niger
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Niger currently reports 15.6% against 15.5% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 8th and Timor-Leste ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.7% | 13.2% | 3.4% | Niger |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 13.1% | 3.1% | Niger |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.2% | 2.1% | Niger |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.0% | 1.0% | Niger |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.2% | 0.2% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard, Niger or Timor-Leste?
- Niger, at 15.6% against 15.5% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Niger and Timor-Leste?
- 0.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Timor-Leste?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Timor-Leste rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Niger ranks 8th and Timor-Leste ranks 9th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.